WOOD LANE NATURE RESERVE
Near Ellesmere
Shropshire

Sunday 31st August 2008 -  Woodcarving Prehistoric Pines on the Mosses day 11.00am-3.30pm  Join David Gerty of the British Woodcarvers Association on this woodcarving workshop to include a walk on the Mosses to hunt for ancient pine.  Meet at Manor House NNR base, Whixall.  A Meres and Mosses Month event.


LATEST WOOD LANE NEWS

27th August 2008 - Great White Egret reported at nearby Ellesmere.

9th August 2008 - Latest podcast added

31st July 2008 - Read Stan Horton's latest diary to find out about life at the Wood Lane Nature Reserve.

The Shropshire Wildlife Trust will be running a number of events for children at the Wood Lane Nature Reserve during the summer holiday period.  Click HERE to view details

65 bird species were recorded at Wood Lane during July 2008 (Click HERE to view a summary)

THERE WILL BE A WORK PARTY AT THE WOOD LANE NATURE RESERVE ON 27TH AND  28TH SEPTEMBER  2008  (09:30 TO LUNCHTIME ON EACH DAY) .  ANY HELP WOULD BE MORE THAN APPRECIATED.  PLEASE CONTACT JOHN HAWKINS IF YOU REQUIRE FURTHER INFORMATION TEL. 01691690264

OTHER NEWS

Come and learn about Water Voles: how to identify them; their behaviour; what signs to look for; and how to carry out a water vole survey.  Click HERE for full details.

1st August 2008 - Video of the month updated.

12th May 2008 Sara Bellis talks to Gavin Pretor-Pinney author of the Sunday Times bestseller 'The Cloudspotter's Guide'.  Click HERE to locate the recording.

15th April 2008 - An informal chat with Steve Leonard, TV Vet and Wildlife Presenter.  Click HERE to locate the recording.

1st April 2008 -  A new slide show about the Whitchurch water voles can be viewed by clicking HERE.  Script and narration by Kate Long.

Prees Heath Common Reserve - The Restoration Project Continues - see latest news by clicking HERE

Help to produce an Atlas of Wintering & Breeding Birds in Shropshire and contribute to the National Bird Atlas. Click HERE for more information.

During 2007 the Wood Lane podcast team assisted the  Shropshire Wildlife Trust in making an audio guide for Earl's Hill.  Click HERE to find out more.

 Follow this link to use Google Maps to direct you to the Wood Lane Nature Reserve


BIRD OF THE WEEK




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STAN HORTON'S DIARY




Latest edition  31st July 2008


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WOOD LANE PODCASTS
 

Podcasts about Wood Lane and other wildlife, conservation and countryside news from within  Shropshire and surrounding counties. (Updated 9th August 2008)  Please visit the podcast HELP page to find out about  the three methods of listening to a podcast.  If you are familiar with the listening options go directly to the download page to select the method required.

Podcast 44 - Stan Horton compares the countryside in July 1940 to July 2008 before talking about his walks in the Shropshire countryside during July 2008.

Podcasts are only recommended for those using broadband due to the size of the files involved.   Click HERE to view a list of the editions still available on the server. 
    

 
 

 View some of 'Shropshire's Wild Places' with Google Earth

 


Video of the Month

 

(Click HERE to locate earlier editions)

 

BADGER WATCHING




Go badger watching in comfort with the Shropshire Wildlife Trust

WHITCHURCH WATER VOLES




Find out more about the aims of this important conservation project


PREES HEATH RESERVE




The home of the silver-studded blue butterfly
 

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